Word: selfesteem
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Ichallenge you. Turn on the television this afternoon and watch some talk shows--the more deranged the guests, the better. Now, count how many of the audience members blame the guests' problems on low selfesteem. I challenge you to find a show in which no one blames low selfesteem. You won't. It seems, if we believe talk show audiences, that raising one's self-esteem will cure all problems...
...study by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) examined by Christina Hoff Sommers in her book, Who Stole Feminism?: How Women Have Betrayed Women, found that during the adolescent years, there was a considerable gap between the self-esteem of girls and boys, and that girls' selfesteem fell drastically during those years. To many advocates, this is a sign that the educational system is failing girls. They point to the fact that girls score lower in math and science than boys as evidence...
...prison system is not effective, because it does not educate the prisoners in any skills for the future, Silbert said. They often have low selfesteem and find it difficult to adjust to life outside their cells...
Although there are many issues derivative of a successfully passed Proposition 1-2-3 that need to be resolved, I am, on balance, in favor of 1-2-3 because it symbolizes potential empowerment through home ownership equity, the inspiration of selfesteem and enrichment of the cultural and socio-economic fabric of our city," says Bell...
...tiny Grenada last year prompted more V-G-day celebrating than seemed strictly appropriate. Jesse Jackson's presidential candidacy, despite the antagonisms it sometimes stirred, was a salutary symbol of black progress. The Democrats' historic nomination of a woman for Vice President added to the political selfesteem. The high spirits surrounding the Olympic Games struck some observers as jingoistic and ungracious. But with American athletes winning nearly everything in sight, the country was able to see itself as it liked: wholesome, powerful, a touch rowdy. Americans could celebrate as they had not done in a long time...